Police are investigating a home invasion at Tumut
Police are searching for three men after a pair of violent home invasions at Tumut, which left one man with head and leg wounds. The trio are alleged to have broken into two homes, injuring occupants in both homes before stealing items. Supplied: NSW Police
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- Daily Telegraph
NRL fanatic's Instagram account shut down as league investigates online commentary
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As a fan, I have the right to criticise the performance of players, as does everyone else. I'm livid with the fact that a big company such as the NRL is going after a small content creator like me who creates entertainment through his pain,' he added. NRL's most feared fan Jean-Claude Bitar 'They've tried to silence me, but in turn, this will make me grow and make people more intrigued to hear what I've got to say because of this. 'In terms of my Instagram ban, I feel very wronged. My page was pure entertainment, and having past and present players, commentators, managers, and journalists reach out to me expressing their love for my content, I believe the NRL has gone way overboard with this.' Bitar might not even play in the NRL, but has them running scared thanks to a series of social media videos that have gone viral. Declared the 'funniest man on the net at the moment' by Bulldogs legend Reni Maitua after taking down Dragon's father and son Shane and Kyle Flanagan in a rant that has been viewed almost 500,000 times, Bitar's hard hitting commentary has attracted the attention of rugby league heavyweights, including NRL 360 host Braith Anasta, who has hailed him as 'ruthless.' 'If that were you or one of your mates he was talking about, you'd want to kill him,' Anasta said. 'Can you imagine watching that if you were Shane or Kyle? Oh my God. But as ruthless as he is and sometimes over the top, he is also creative. I couldn't wait to see what he did after the Sharks (v Dragons) game last week. But could you imagine seeing that if you were following him and you were the player?'. Apprentice carpenter Jean-Claude Bitar is making a name for himself trolling NRL players and coaches online. Picture: Supplied. A diehard St George Illawarra fan, Bitar has been blocked from all their social accounts. Picture: Supplied/Instagram Fresh from taking aim at State of Origin referee Ashley Klein following NSW's failed comeback against Queensland in another video that has stormed the net, Bitar revealed he has been blocked from viewing the St George Illawarra website and their social media accounts after being critical of the club. 'I went to look at the team list about six weeks ago and I couldn't find it,' Bitar told 'I thought maybe there was a glitch. Then I went to TikTok and Facebook, and I realised I was blocked on all accounts. I could not believe they were blocking a supporter because he is speaking the thoughts of every fan.' Being blocked did not deter the carpenter from Belfield. 'Na, I made a video straight away saying they were pathetic and it was one of my biggest hits.' Bitar was blocked by the St George Illwarra Dragons after his take-down of father and son Shane and Kyle Flanagan. Picture: Supplied But no team is off-limits to Bitar. Picture: Supplied A host of NRL players have personally contacted Bitar. Some tell him they love his work. Others tell him to stop. 'The first person to contact me was Blake Lawrie's brother,' he said. 'I was giving it to him a bit, and then I remember his brother reached out to me and said: 'you have got to stop making these videos. You're gonna get yourself in big trouble.' 'But I didn't stop. Not when I knew the players were actually watching my videos.' Most of his videos are about St George Illawarra given Bitar is a 'die hard' Dragons fan who has supported the club since he could walk – and was even in their junior development squad. 'Most of the players are fans,' Bitar said. 'They come up to me at games and recite my jokes'. Former NRL player Reni Maitua labelled Bitar 'the funniest man on the net at the moment'. Picture: Brett Costello Former player Braith Anasta joked Bitar would be in the sights of players he's gone after. Picture:for GQ Australia) Filming his first NRL post in February, Bitar's videos have gone viral, and he has now posted more than 150. 'They are all pretty big at the moment,' he said. 'Right now, there's the Origin one that's going around, that's got 300,000 views. I think my biggest is one about my reaction to a game that got almost half a million.' And in a warning to the NRL's underperforming and out-of-form, Bitar declared he has just begun. 'Regardless of whether they block me, I'm gonna keep going with the videos. 'People are enjoying it. I'm enjoying it. I'm doing this for fun. I'm a footy fanatic and I have the right to express my views. I'm just saying what everyone is thinking,' he said.
Daily Telegraph
3 hours ago
- Daily Telegraph
Peter Falconio's killer Bradley John Murdoch to make ‘explosive' deathbed declaration
Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The man responsible for one of Australia's most notorious murders has claimed he will make an 'explosive' deathbed statement. Bradley John Murdoch, 67, is close to death in Alice Springs, having been taken to palliative care from prison in recent weeks. Murdoch killed British tourist Peter Falconio and tried to kidnap Joanna Lees in outback NT in 2001. In 2005 Murdoch was found guilty of murder, and Mr Falconio's body has never been found. Murdoch will maintain his innocence, 7News reports, but has shared a statement with true crime author Robin Bowles. Peter Falconio was murdered in the NT outback before Joanna Lees managed to escape. 'I know what they are,' Ms Bowles told 7News. 'And they will be explosive. It's a shame they weren't able to be released earlier,' she said. 'You can't sue a dead man. So if he's making the claims and he's died, then the proverbial might hit the fan.' Further, 7News reports Murdoch will not be 'communicating positively with police', but detectives will again speak to him in his final days. This week, territory police doubled the reward to $500,000 for information leading to Mr Falconio's body. 'He's (Murdoch) not being too forthcoming in regards to engaging with police, but we will continue doing what we have to,' NT police acting commander Mark Grieve told media. 'The NT police still hold out hope that someone may be able to provide some vital information to assist in this search,' he said. Bradley John Murdoch always maintained his innocence. Picture: Patrina Malone 'We think there's still people out there that may hold some information.' 'There may be someone out there that he's confided in, whether or not that's family or friends, we just don't know.' Police had contacted Mr Falconio's family this week, Superintendent Grieve said. Mr Falconio's death had 'captured the heart of the country' when it occurred and 'never gone away', Superintendent Grieve said. On holiday from the UK, Mr Falconio, 28, and his girlfriend Ms Lees, then 27, were driving a Combi van north of Barrow Creek in central NT on July 14, 2001. Murdoch – a drug runner – waved them to the side of the road and shot Mr Falconio. Ms Lees was bound and placed in Murdoch's Land Cruiser but escaped and hid on the side of the road for hours before flagging down help. A jury unanimously found Murdoch guilty of murder in 2005. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 28 years, before 'no body, no parole' laws came into effect in 2016. Originally published as Peter Falconio's killer Bradley John Murdoch to make 'explosive' deathbed declaration
West Australian
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- West Australian
‘Bali three' murder suspects seen together for first time after brutal death of Australian Zivan Radmanovic
The 'Bali 3' Australian murder suspects were paraded by Indonesian police in front of media at the Badung Police Station on Thursday night. It is the first time the entire trio have been seen since being arrested on suspicion of the brutal ambush murder of 32-year-old Melbourne father Zivan Radmanovic in his Bali villa on June 14. The Australian men in their 20s were frog-marched by Indonesian police, handcuffed, chains, in balaclavas, and orange prison suits. Bali's chief of Police, Daniel Atitayajaya, alleged to the media that Melbourne men 22-year-old Mevlut Coskun and Paea-I-Middlemore, 26, were the 'executors.' He said 27-year-old Sydney man, Darcy Francesco Jenson, is suspected of helping plan and facilitate the murder, including by providing a sledgehammer and hire cars for the getaway. The men are yet to be charged but an investigation is underway with the aim of seeing all three charged over a 'planned murder' under Article 340, which carries the death penalty. Investigators say the motive is not yet clear but the victims are known to have links to Melbourne's criminal underworld. Police on Thursday also showed off the alleged murder weapon, which had been missing until now, with the handgun allegedly found dumped in a Bali river in Tabanan. Investigators further detailing how the trio were tracked after a sledgehammer left at the scene was tracked to a store and then linked to the men and their hire-car getaway vehicles. One car allegedly had a GPS which was tracked as the men allegedly tried fleeing Bali.
